THE CALGARY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·1300 ZOO RD NE · CALGARY, AB · T2E 7V6·BN 118824192RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
DEVELOPS OPERATES PROMOTES INTEGRATED ZOOLOGICAL BOTANICAL & PREHISTORIC PARKS FOR THE COMBINED PURPOSE OF CONSERVATION RESEARCH RECREATION & SCIENTIFIC STUDY.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)86¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 86¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)14%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)0.9 yr
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$77.3M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)1%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)17%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $51.0M | 91¢ | 9% | 0.8 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $34.9M | 89¢ | 11% | 1.2 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $55.8M | 87¢ | 13% | 1.6 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $64.4M | 86¢ | 14% | 1.4 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $81.1M | 86¢ | 14% | 1 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $77.3M | 86¢ | 14% | 0.9 yr |
| trend |
From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
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Board of directors
19 directors reported · 18 of 19at arm's length
- HO, OLIVERFORMER DIRECTORarm's length
- KOURY, JENNIFERBOARD CHAIRarm's length
- LUI, THOMASTREASURERarm's length
- CLIFTON, JASONBOARD VICE-CHAIRarm's length
- FISHER, BILLSECRETARYarm's length
- ADY, CINDYDIRECTORarm's length
- CARRA, BARBDIRECTORarm's length
- DOERR, HARVEYDIRECTORarm's length
- GILL, LAURADIRECTORarm's length
- HAMILTON, DENISEDIRECTORarm's length
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- HART, JEFFDIRECTORarm's length
- MOORE, RACHELDIRECTORarm's length
- O'BRIEN, SHEILADIRECTORarm's length
- PETERS, NUVYNDIRECTORarm's length
- PRENTICE, KARENDIRECTORarm's length
- SAVAGE, SONYADIRECTORarm's length
- SPITZNAGEL, PERRYDIRECTORarm's length
- WELLER, RENATEDIRECTOR
- WIGHT, HUNTERDIRECTORarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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